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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Microfibres in the Mediterranean are floating homes for bacteria

Envirotec Magazine

These microfibres likely pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems and human health, because once they become colonized by microorganisms, they smell like food and are consumed by marine organisms. Due to their persistence, the microfibres likely build up in marine organisms as they move through the food chain.

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Innovative Foods: a guide to responsible investment in cell-cultured meat and seafood

EDF + Business

The emerging cell-cultured meat and seafood market has seen sustained growth in the last few years as companies seek out new opportunities for reducing their environmental impact, while providing nutritious food for growing populations. Advocate for programs that maximize the net societal benefits of cell-cultured meat and seafood products.

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How the world's largest seafood companies can help tackle climate change

Business Green

Seafood firms can reduce their impact on climate and the oceans - and in doing so can ensure they have a long-term thriving business that delivers healthy and sustainable seafood to millions, writes Nigel Topping, UN High Level Champion for Climate Action at COP26. Seafood is big business and demand is going up.

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Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa

DeSmogBlog

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA).

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Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells

Grist

He added that contamination amounts were so small that it’s doubtful the animals experienced health impacts. “If PCBs are synthetic organic chemicals that are long-lasting in the environment and can be harmful to human health. Between 1946 and 1958, the Marshall Islands were the site of 67 U.S.

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Eat Your Way to Sustainable Living

The Environmental Blog

It leans towards healthy organic foods rather than processed sorts. Seafood- though fish by itself is healthy, some species are at risk due to overfishing. If that is not possible, pursue alternative seafood that does not include the species that are at risk. Sustainable living starts with good health.